The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-03-31
A Day Of Most Absorbing Interest in the
Great Murder Trial at Sioux City.
Koschniski, One of the Men Implicated in the
Crime, Fully Corroborates the Testimony
Given on Monday by Harry Leavitt.
An UnequivOcal Statement that the Min
lister Was Killed by Arensdorf.
The Witness Sent Ont of Sioux Citywith Money
Supplied by Arensdorf-Efforis to Induce
Him to Charge the Crime to Ieavitt.

Supplied Dy ArenSd0rf-Eff0rfS to Induce
Him to Charge the Crime to Leavitt.
Sioux Cry. March 3O.-Albert Koschniski,
alias Bismarck, occupied the witness box again
this morning in the Haddock murder trial The
scenes of the last two days were again repeated.
The courtroom was packed to doubleits capacity,
butth attending discomforts were borne without
a murmur by the curious throng thatlistens with
deathlike stiffness to the voices of witnesses and
lawyers. Koschnski is one of the two Dutchmen
referred to in Leavitt's testimony who were
hired to 'do up" Haddock, and he Is under in
dictment as one of the consprators. The city
authorities, while accommodating evidence neces-
sary for his arrest kept track of his movements
from the day Of the murder. and when he left
the city in September. with his family, vigil
liant watch was kept on them. On the 10Th o{A
September the police authorities of San Fran!
cisco were notified to keep him in sight until
proper papers could be served for his arrest
and return. On the 10th day of October, at the
instance of the Sioux City authorities, Kosch.
niski was arrested at that place for the crime OF
conspiracy to murder. The next day Chief Of
Police Melon, Of Sioux City, arrived at Sas
Francisco, and. on a visit to the prisonel
at the Jail, Koschniski confessed to his com
plicity in the tragedy and named John Arens
dorf as the man who shot tho minister. The
confession of Leavitt had not been made public
until the 7th. three days previously. But
Koschniski was unaware Of any confession So
far. he is the only German out of the large num-
Der implicated that has turned States evidence
I'D ~ NV hot al
of people with deep interest He is the mosi
damaging witness yet in the witness-box, and
thu revelations Of the crime made by him main
tain in detail and data an exactness with the
testimony of Fitzsimmons and Leavitt His
statement of the position Of the assassin wheu
he fired the shot was accurate with other testi
mony already submitted. and he described with
horrifying illustrations the face and expression
of she minister as the ball penetrated the neck.
Mrs. Haddock, wife Of tho murdered minister,
made her first appearance in court today. hav
ing come from Wisconsin for the purpose Of At
tending the trial. Koschniski resumed his evi.
dence from yesterdays interruption as follows
"Treiber said, there is where the - of q
- of a preacher lives: l will give you t5Oe
If you will whip him. Then he said he would
give $3.50 If l would whip him; he asked me if ]
knew Fred Folger. and answered yes He
asked me if knew Granda, and / said yes
He said. when you see him, tell him will give
him $500 to whip Haddock.' I told Granda what
he had said. then went with him to his house,
this was in the afternoon OF the Same day.
Granda, when told him this, said. i will meet
you at Mr. Treibers saloon TONIGHT l went I'd
Treiber's that evening. He said Granda was not
there. He said, You 20 and see him and tell
him to come down, and that he will get 500
sure when he whips the preacher saw Granda
again. ard told him that Treiber would give him
a her
, Granda said Il was at Treiber's last
| night. but Treiber was not there
met Treiber on the street later.
| and told him that I had Granda
| Treiber said You como IN with him to my sa-
loon tonight sure then came NJ, to the court
| room with Treiber Saw Rev. Haddock there.
| Injunction cases were going on in thu court
| room. remained in the courtroom until abopt
! l o'clock, and then left and went home. In the
| evening I went to Treiber's saloon. Treiber
sent me to Grandas house to bring him to the
| went down to Grandas house. He was not
| there then returned to Treiber's saloon, and
| he was not there. started down Fourth street
| for home. l saw Treber Granda. Plath, Munclf
| Sioux National Bank. Trsiber said, show
| Granda where Mr.. Haddock lives / went M
| toward the preachers house with Granda. and
| then went back to the bank building. When
near the preachers house Granda said ne would !
not whip the preacher, as there were too many
| men vino knew him. He told me this when
! near the preachers house. When we got tick
| to the bank. Paul Leader, George Treiber, Leav.
| there l did not know Leavitt at that time.
| Granda asked the fellow to give ~ drink.
| Path gave Granda % cents. We went and got
drink and went back to the corner. Treiber said.
| You 60 down and ask Charley Eberhardt If the
| buggy has come back and he went down. This
| was about one hour before Haddock Was killed.
| Granda went with me- l asked Eherhardt il
| the buggy had returned l called him out OF
~ ~, hia m ae m He ant haA
| and sent a man out ] remained there about 40
! hour I did not ask Fitzsimmons about the
buggy. He went into Merrilrs livery stable. I
saw a buggy on water street that night Hoous
| standing near Dinesns fence. east from the
| Columbia House. The buggy came, and I
walked up toward Fourth street The buggy
| came from Fourth street and turned north on
| Water street. Granda and were on the east
| aide Of Water street when the buggy came
| Grauda and I went up Fourth street when the
! buggy came and saw crowd OF men coming
/ down the sidewalk up to the corner OF Fourth
and Pearl streets The men were going down
/ Fourth street. We met them near tho alley,
| between Water and Pearl streets. Saw Leader. !,
| Leavltt, Granda. Arensdorf. Plath and Munchn
/ ra,h were in the crowd. Arenseorf was there
| He had on black eackcoat Leavitt had on 4
! rubber coat. va sM went toward the Water
street corner. Paul Leader and we,ee IL 'front.'
| He and went south on Water street. AreEs-
| dorf stood on the corner with the other men.
| Leader ana were Eve feet from Arensdora 1
| saw man coming across the street Arensdorf
said TO Granda, i don't want you drunken
Dutchmen around here Rev. Haddock was
coming across Water street The men were on
| the corner Mr.. Haddock WAS coming east on
Water street. saw Arensdorf start ont towards
the preacher, aad whom in the mddls Of tho
street Arensdorf fred shot Haddock raised
| his hands 70 his mend and fell. Arensdorf stood
| still moment and then ran across the bridge,
followed by Peters. I mean the bridge across
| Perry creek. at the foot Of Fourth street.
then started to run, and did not see which way
| the other men ran. / through the alley
1 between Third and Fourth streets. Paul
| Leader Xaa with me, and we ran to the MilMau.